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Infantino Vows to Restore FIFA's Image After Corruption Scandals CRICKET | Page 5 QSL | Page 2 Bangladesh Rayyan thrash To Advertise here cruise past Lekhwiya, can Call: 444 11 300, 444 66 621 UAE by 51 wrap up title runs today Saturday, February 27, 2016 FOOTBALL Jumada I 18, 1437AH United, Liverpool GULF TIMES and Tottenham sweep into last 16 SPORT Page 3 The 45-year-old law graduate, Gianni Infantino for the last seven years has been the leading administrator for Europe’s governing body. (AFP) SPOTLIGHT Infantino vows to restore FIFA’s image aft er corruption scandals ‘We will restore the image of FIFA and the respect of FIFA, and everyone in the world will be proud of us’ Reuters Blatter did, and have less infl uence over the one credible, we needed a clean winner, a clean Congress were arrested on suspicion of corrup- nals. Swiss authorities are reviewing more Zurich day-to-day management of the organisation’s man, and I believe we have that in Gianni.” tion in a dawn raid on their Zurich hotel. than 150 reports of suspicious fi nancial activity business aff airs. Much of Infantino’s pitch centred on his Blatter survived long enough to win re-elec- linked to those awards, and said on Thursday The reforms include term limits for top of- commercial acumen; during his seven years as tion at that Congress, but stepped down four they had sent more documents including an in- ianni Infantino vowed yesterday to fi cials and disclosure of earnings, and a clear UEFA general secretary, revenue from Europe’s days later as the scandals took their toll. Since ternal FIFA report to US investigators. lead FIFA, the sport’s world governing separation between an elected FIFA Council re- club competitions has grown dramatically, but then, criminal investigations in the United Many key sponsorship deals have been put body, out of years of corruption and sponsible for broad strategy and a professional so has inequality between the rich, powerful States and Switzerland have resulted in the in- on hold until FIFA can be seen to have cleaned scandal after being elected president general secretariat, akin to a company’s execu- elite clubs in Europe’s four big leagues and the dictment of dozens of football offi cials and oth- up its act, resulting in a $108 million defi cit Gto succeed his Swiss compatriot Sepp Blatter. tive board, handling the business side. rest. Many of the skills now required will, how- er entities for corruption, many of them serving for 2015, an offi cial said on Thursday. Infan- “We will restore the image of FIFA and the Infantino’s campaign did not at fi rst glance ever, be in crisis management. Infantino will or former presidents of national or continental tino welcomed that challenge. “FIFA has gone respect of FIFA, and everyone in the world will mark a dramatic change from the naked fi nan- hope for at least a brief honeymoon after the associations. In addition, FIFA has been forced through sad times ... We are going to win back be proud of us,” the 45-year-old law graduate, cial appeals of past elections as he promised fi restorm that broke out last May when seven to investigate controversies surrounding the ... respect and fi nally focus once again on this who for the last seven years has been the leading member federations more money in his quest football executives due to attend a previous awarding of its showpiece, the World Cup fi - beautiful world that is football,” he said. administrator for Europe’s governing body, told for support, and an expansion of the World Cup an extraordinary FIFA Congress in Zurich. fi nals to 40 teams from 32. After a fi rst round of voting in which he nar- But unlike most of the other candidates, rowly beat Asian Football Confederation Presi- Infantino can point to the fact that he never INFANTINO HAILED AS RIGHT MAN, RIGHT TIME FOR FIFA dent Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifah of served under Blatter in FIFA’s tainted leader- Bahrain, Infantino appeared to gather up almost ship, having worked for UEFA since 2000. Zurich: New FIFA leader Gianni Infantino was this is some hope for the future.” lief that Gianni will restore confidence in FIFA.” all the votes that had been cast for the two trail- Sheikh Salman, the bookmakers’ favourite, hailed for being “not a politician, not a super- Russian sports minister Vitaly Mutko, whose Francois Carrard, who headed FIFA’s inde- ing candidates. He won 115 of the 207 votes in had been on FIFA’s executive since 2013, and star” and a reform-minded administrator who country controversially won the right to stage pendent reform committee, said Infantino the second round, giving him a simple majority. had had to repeatedly deny allegations from can lead the scandal-plagued football body the 2018 World Cup, also said Infantino was represented the “best possible outcome”. “He Infantino owed his candidacy to the fact that rights groups that he had been involved in or into a brave new world. the right man for the job. “I am satisfied. We was always promoting the most aggressive Europe’s preferred candidate, his former boss, known about the detention and torture of Bah- The 45-year-old multilingual Swiss-Italian have supported him from the start,” Mutko told reforms. He knows football,” said Carrard. UEFA president Michel Platini, was banned raini players in 2011 at the height of a crack- lawyer was elected as the new FIFA president TASS news agency. “I hope that everything he Infantino’s election also brought praise from from football last year along with Blatter for down on anti-government protests. yesterday, ending Sepp Blatter’s controversial, has planned will be realised. Football needs a former players—both the tongue-in-cheek and ethics violations. Following Blatter’s 17-year reign, Infantino’s rollercoaster 18 years in charge. “He’s not a pragmatic and experienced man like him.” the serious. “Have this weird feeling that Gianni Only the ninth president in FIFA’s 112-year election maintains Europe’s stranglehold on the politician. He’s not a superstar. He’s just very Wolfgang Niersbach, who last year stood Infantino will pull off his mask to reveal Sepp history, he inherits a very diff erent job from that running of world football, and European offi - together, very organised,” said Greg Dyke, down as president of the German football as- Blatter,” wrote former England striker Gary inhabited by Blatter, who toured the world for cials were quick to welcome the result. “It is the chairman of England’s Football Association. sociation after a scandal engulfed Germany’s Lineker on Twitter. 17 years like a head of state, dispensing devel- fi rst time in a long time that I have felt happy “He has run UEFA really well and he’ll be successful 2006 World Cup bid, said Infantino Portugal legend Luis Figo, who once even opment funds to his global support base. about anything to do with FIFA,” said Execu- great as the president of FIFA. I think we can was the “best candidate” but a tough road lay pondered entering the race for the FIFA presi- Before the election, the Congress had over- tive Committee member Michel D’Hooghe of be more optimistic about the future of FIFA ahead. dency, said the arrival of Infantino represented whelmingly passed a set of reforms intended to Belgium. “(Infantino) is a young, dynamic man now than we could have been certainly a week “It’s a great day for FIFA, perhaps even a new dawn for the sport. “Congratulations @ make FIFA more transparent, professional and who has done a superb job at UEFA.” ago, after a terrible year. It’s been a corrupted historic which will decide the future,” said Gianni_2016 finally the change arrived—it’s accountable. That package should mean the UEFA executive committee member Karen organisation for a long time and now I think Niersbach. “But the job isn’t finished. I have be- time for a new era in FIFA,” tweeted Figo. new president faces much closer scrutiny than Espelund of Norway said: “We needed some- Gulf Times 2 Saturday, February 27, 2016 FOOTBALL QATAR STARS LEAGUE EPL Rayyan thrash Arsenal seek title Lekhwiya, can boost aft er Barca loss AFP wrap up title today London rsenal will look to put their Champions League woes to one side when they continue Atheir quest for a fi rst Premier League title in more than a dec- ade away to a revived Manchester United at Old Traff ord tomorrow. The Gunners’ 2-0 last-16 fi rst- leg defeat by reigning champions Barcelona at the Emirates Sta- dium on Tuesday all but ended Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger. their dreams of winning a maid- en Champions League title for stands, would have been more to yet another season. the liking of the club’s support- But Arsene Wenger’s men, ers. Leicester, who spent most of currently two points behind last season battling to avoid rele- shock leaders Leicester and level gation from the Premier League, with north London rivals Totten- have defi ed all predictions to be ham Hotspur, could yet end the in with a shot of being crowned week at the summit of English champions of England for the football if they beat United and fi rst time. other results go their way. Their bid to turn the stuff of And Arsenal captain Per schoolboy fi ction into reality Mertesacker, a World Cup-win- continues at home to struggling ner with Germany, said there was Norwich today.
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